Mourning

November 30, 2023

Me:  I’m not going to Julia’s today.  They’re probably in mourning for Henry Kissinger.

Aligned

November 29, 2023

Friend:  The bear is aligned with the gnomes.

Enemies

November 28, 2023

Friend:  We have a long history of eating our enemies.

Elk

November 27, 2023

Friend:  Clearly, we have encountered a slow elk, not a smart elk.

Keebler

November 26, 2023

First Friend:  It’s the Keebler cookie guy, but he’s eight feet tall.
Second friend:  He’s got a red nose and wants to fight you.

Keebler

Chairs

November 25, 2023

Me:  Is this a ladies’ room?  Men don’t have chairs in a bathroom.

Predator

November 24, 2023

First Colleague:  I think it might be a den of some large predator.
Second Colleague:  Like a minotaur?

Codeword

November 23, 2023

First Friend:  If I don’t know—codeword “pineapple”…
Second Friend:  Banana, banana, banana!

Consult

November 22, 2023

Friend:  Hang on.  We need to pause the D & D game to consult the periodic table

Defoliants

November 21, 2023

Me:  Defoliants and curare—that’s the way to play D & D.